<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-style:italic;"></span>I will be happy to contribute to any RP draft, session or recommendations. [To the measure of my availability]<br></div><div><br></div><div>Nnenna<br></div> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Adam Peake <ajp@glocom.ac.jp><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Ginger Paque <ginger@paque.net> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; Vladimir Radunovic <vladar@diplomacy.edu>; Katitza Rodriguez <katitza@eff.org>; Judy Okite <judyokite@gmail.com>; "Saks,
Andrea J. (TIES)" <andrea.saks@ties.itu.int> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 30, 2012 9:29 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: DRAFT: PLEASE COMMENT JOVAN/VLADA Re: [governance] May consultation: IGC input RP and access<br> </font> </div> <br>
Hi all.<br><br>I sent a note to encourage Judy (thanks Judy :-)) and other MAG<br>members to get these two issues on the agenda of next month's meeting.<br> First thing is to get a placeholder for discussion.<br><br>I think a joint statement/recommendations from Diplo and the IGC on<br>remote access would be very positive. Not a controversial issue, the<br>Internet technical community and business will I'm sure support.<br>Something all want to get right.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Adam<br><br><br><br><br><br>On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Ginger Paque <<a ymailto="mailto:ginger@paque.net" href="mailto:ginger@paque.net">ginger@paque.net</a>> wrote:<br>> Adam, thanks for this clear, concise presentation of two very important<br>> facets of meeting planning for the IGF 2012<br>><br>> 1. Accessibility to and within the venue is very important, and lessons<br>> learned from Nairobi should be applied. As Judy has already commented, the<br>>
Dynamic Coalition for Access and Disability (DCAD) is active in addressing<br>> this topic with the IGF secretariat, the OC, MAG and workshops. Can we<br>> coordinate with them to support their work?<br>><br>> 2. Regarding remote participation, my main concern, that RP be<br>> institutionalized as part of the IGF process seems to be addressed. In<br>> Nairobi, and again for Baku, Bernard Sadaka has been contracted by the IGF<br>> Secretariat to manage RP. He is very aware of the shortcomings in previous<br>> IGFs, and is working to address them, as he is determined to improve the<br>> quality of RP for the IGF. Bernard's involvement is important, but not<br>> sufficent for making RP a real success. We need to make a step forward, as<br>> Adam suggests, to make specific recommendations for improving RP. As a<br>> start, there was a workshop last year on e-participation/remote<br>> participation principles, and a
continuation of that one has been proposed,<br>> No. 52 Remote Participation: Reality and Principles<br>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/component/content/article/116-workshop-proposals/998-igf-2012-workshop-proposal--no-52-remote-participation-reality-and-principles<br>> , with organizers including Diplofoundation and the DCAD.<br>><br>> For RP, I think it is very important that we find a way to have a liaison<br>> for practical input into the RP preparation process. I am very happy to work<br>> on this with Vlada (Diplo's coordinator for e-participation) and anyone else<br>> who is interested, from the IGC, the RPWG, DCAD or elsewhere, As Adam has<br>> suggested, establishing some guidelines is a good starting point, so I will<br>> dig up the RPWG guidelines, the output from last years RP principles<br>> workshop, and other notes, so we can have a concrete input to the next OC,<br>> which we can ask CS MAG
members to support for immediate implementation. I<br>> will post something here late this week. I invite anyone else who is<br>> interested to email me privately with their input, so we include all ideas.<br>><br>> This is one possibility, which I will start working on. Other approaches,<br>> are of course welcome, and I am happy to adapt as we go along. I'm just<br>> proposing to get the ball rolling in the meantime. Thanks to Adam for this<br>> specific suggestion, and to everyone who is working to make the revitalized<br>> MAG and IGF12 a success. Katitza... We are counting on your continued push<br>> and expertise too.<br>><br>> Gracias! Ginger<br>><br>><br>> On 29 April 2012 05:17, Adam Peake <<a ymailto="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>> wrote:<br>>><br>>> As yet no agenda for the May meetings on the IGF website. Expect
the<br>>> main topic will be to review and finalize the draft programme paper<br>>> (link should be<br>>><br>>> http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/2012/Programme%20Paper-1.02%20April%20copy.pdf)<br>>> so it can be sent out with Mr. Sha's usual invitation to attend the<br>>> annual IGF. I think that's the usual pattern. And then there should<br>>> also be discussion of the workshop proposals.<br>>><br>>> Perhaps our MAG members could ask what's planned.<br>>><br>>> But for now I suggest we ask that remote access and accessibility of<br>>> the Baku venue be put on the agendas of both the open consultation and<br>>> the MAG meeting.<br>>><br>>> Earlier in the year there was some good discussion about improving<br>>> remote access (after my naïve comments...) Would be good if someone<br>>> could present what was learnt from Nairobi as positive statement
about<br>>> how best to conduct remote access in Baku. The host country will need<br>>> to know, and to prepare. Perhaps Ginger, Marilia (the diplo team?)<br>>> could prepare some recommendations?<br>>><br>>> There were accessibility problems in Nairobi, all kinds of hassle for<br>>> people with disabilities. Shouldn't happen again. Might suggest to<br>>> the Secretariat and host country to have a discussion with the PWD<br>>> caucus and panelists of the Nairobi session where concerns were<br>>> raised. The UN should be expert, but as we saw in Nairobi, they<br>>> aren't always. Would be good to have this on the agenda and<br>>> acknowledged as a priority.<br>>><br>>> Adam<br>>><br>>><br>>> ____________________________________________________________<br>>> You received this message as a subscriber on the
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